Not long ago, kitchens were quiet places in the back of the house. It’s function: meals were prepared and dirty dishes were washed usually by hand. Today, the kitchen has evolved and grown-up. It’s now the heart of the home. A place of both high tech and cool fashion. The kitchen is a place to […]
A universal truth is that the kitchen is the most important place in the house. When the family is together, the kitchen is the place where everyone ends up. Even when you go to a different house for a party, during the course of the evening, the kitchen is the place where everyone congregates. The […]
A kitchen is a place of pride, engaging all five senses. What comes out of a kitchen can be both broad and artistic, A great achievement in finger painting by your child or realizing the joy of cooking for you and your family are statements of who we are. The kitchen is also the most […]
“Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.” Alfred Hitchcock No room in a home is as versatile as the kitchen. Here you engage all five senses: Sight, hearing, smell, touch and of course taste. The hub of every home, the kitchen space has evolved from the merely functional into a multi-functional room to […]
Summer is coming. Many of us will spend more time on the porch than we do in the house. Today, with the high cost of travel and expensive restaurants, there’s no reason to leave home when you can have the perfect outdoor living place in your own backyard. And one of the joys of summer […]
Wow, who would have thought the Woodstock generation would actually get old. Life happens. Unfortunately, our homes are actually aging faster than we are. When you bought your home those high ceilings, circular stairways step and-up entrance was inviting. But now, the home’s steep steps and narrow doorways are becoming problems. Suddenly things that you […]
Remember the Waltons? A popular TV show in the 70’s, the Walton’s showed us how wonderful multi-generational living could be. Well that was TV and fantasy. At that time families largely were two-generational, with parents and minor-age children under one roof. But now times have changed. People are living longer. But for older people getting […]
Great Design should be part of every home. But that great design for homes bought years ago will need to change, as we get older, to meet the needs of people with disabilities and couples who wish to age-in-place. There is a solution. It’s called Universal Design. The Experts in Universal Design (UD) […]
Homeowner Goals While the client’s loved their neighborhood, their home lacked the functionality, modern amenities, and design touches that they desired. The garage was located on the lowest level of the home and led to a stairwell that opened into the middle of the home. Because there wasn’t a transition area before the kitchen, it […]
While these homeowners loved their neighborhood, their home lacked the functionality, modern amenities and design touches that they desired. And thinking toward the future, incorporating accessible amenities with a modern and beautiful look was also very important to them. A 1940’s Cape Cod, the house was cramped and tight with narrow doorways and tight hallways. […]